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It makes you a pale copy if you are weaker in those areas than the original like Itachi is U_URight. But having a similarity does not mean that one is a pale copy. They all learn the basis for their techs from somewhere else or get inspiration from somewhere/something. This is normal.
Shisui being known for shunshin is a given when he's a young adult commonly volunteering for missions in the Uchiha clan in the open where people can take note of his abilities.
Itachi being in secretive organizations since he was a young boy (Anbu and later Akatsuki) does not allow for many others to see his abilities and come up with a nickname for him.
This isn't something you can compare given the environments they were in. So, no. This is not a point where Shisui>Itachi.
Bold: The fact a stranger like Ao knew Itachi's genjutsu prowess makes this part invalid, so no Itachi's abilities were known. It was just Shisui who was better U_U